Store front



June 22 1926.

1. B. M. OBERDORFER STORE FRONT Filed March 5, 1925 MEPM Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIQE.

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Application filed. March 5, 1925.

At the present time, owing to the congestion in the business districts of most cities, land rents are very high, and as a result two or more narrow stores must be placed in the position formerly occupied by one store.

This narrowing of the store space, also lessens the width of the space to be occupied by show cases at the front of the store. To overcome this objection, shop keepers have resorted to show cases having their front glass arranged at an angle to the side walk. This, of necessity, reveals the goods exhibited to a person walking in one direction on the side walk but it more or less obstructs or prevents the view of a person walking in the opposite direction.

The primary object of the present inven tion is to provide means whereby the goods in a shop window may be viewed readily by 29 a person walking in either direction on the side walk. To this end, a show window is placed at an angle on one side of the door way of a narrow store, and a reflecting mirror is placed at an angle at the opposite side of the door, so that a person walking in one direction, may directly View the goods in the show window, while a person walking in the opposite direction, will indirectly view the goods in the mirror.

With the foregoing object outlined and with other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing;

Fig. 1 is a face view of a store front built in accordance with the present in vention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, 1 indicates the curb line of the side walk 2, and 3 indicates the build 45 ing line. The side walls 4 of the store, ex-

tend. forwardly to this building line in the usual manner, and a show case 5 is arranged between one of the side walls and the cenfor door 6, of the store. The show case has an ordinary transparent glass window '7 arr-.nged at such an angle to the curb line,

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that a person walking in the direction of the arrow 8, may readily view articles in the show case. Such a construction as this, is common in the construction of stores, and 65 the present invention resides in spacing the door 6 a certain distance from one of the side walls 4 and then arranging a reflecting mirror 9 in the space between the last men tioned wall and said door. This mirror is also arranged at an angle to the curb line and the parts 7 and 9 converge rearwardly,

so that a person walking in the direction of the arrow 10 will see in the mirror the reflected image of the goods in the show case 5. It may, therefore, be seen that in effect a double show case is provided without increasing the width of the building.

While the mirror 9 is shown as of the same height as the show case, it is obvious that the dimensions may be varied slightly, without departing from the spirit of the invention, so long as the optical illusion is created in the mind of the observer, that he is viewing a show case, when as a matter of fact, he is looking into a mirror.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction and advantages of the invention, may be readily understood and it is apparent that changes may be made in the 50 details disclosed, without departing from the gist of the invention as expressed in the claims.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. A store front including a door way, a show case arranged at one side of said door way, and a mirror arranged at the opposite side of the door way, the front of the show case and said mirror converging rea-rward- 9o ly, whereby a person looking into the mirror will see the goods exhibited in the show case.

2. In a store front, a centrally disposed door, a show case arranged at one side of said door and having a glass front arranged at an angle to the door, and a mirror arranged on the opposite side of said door, facing the show case and arranged at an angle relatively to the door, the glass front of the show case and the mirror converging toward the door, whereby a person looking g 1,5ee,e15

into the mirror will see the goods exhibited in the show case.

8. In a store front, a door, a show case zirranged at one side of said door and having 5 a glass front, a mirror arranged at the opposite side of the door opposite said show case, said glass front and mirror converging toward the door and the mirror being of sniiistnntiztiiy the same height as the show case to permit a person looking in the inn-- ror to see the contents of the show ease.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

BERNARD M. OBERDORFER. 

